I created this book for my bachelor thesis at the University of Applied Sciences in Düsseldorf, Germany. It's all about zoonotic diseases – those which can be transmitted from animals to humans and otherwise. As a matter of fact, the majority of all known human infections are either zoonotic or of zoonotic origin. The book explains a lot of facts about pathogens, desease vectors, prevention strategies in an entertaining and comprehensive manner.
I am responsible for both text and illustrations.
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Introduction chapter about routes of transmission.
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Importance of common sense due to fighting off possible diseases.
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Chapter about scale in relation to microorganisms and their sizes.
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Chapter about helminths.
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Spread dedicated to arthropods
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Short introduction to zoonotic diseases.
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Toxoplasma gondii and the crazy cat lady syndrome.
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About animals which can transmit rabies.
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Spread about epidemies caused by mosquitos.
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How to prevent mosquito bites.
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Beginning of a chapter about tick borne diseases. The picture shows an adult Ixodes Ricinus – the most prominent tick species in Germany.
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Intro about some famous scientists who made glorious medical discoveries.
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The Kung Fu of disinfection
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Travel safety tips.
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